British School (18th century), Portraits of the Earl and Countess of Egmont

Oil on canvas (lined), circa 1756, unsigned, painted in feigned ovals, both with the Earldom of Egmont shield beneath a coronet and above the motto Sub Cruce Candida; the portrait of Catherine Perceval (née Compton), Countess of Egmont and later Baroness of Arden, retaining a hand-written label to verso, presented in period gilt composition frames.

Stretcher size 12 x 10 in.; Frame dimensions 16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (each)

Arthur Devis
Thomas Hudson


Stable craquelure; minor rubbing and chipping to frames.